I am working on the design of a Wireless Sensor Network-based water quality monitoring system to be deployed in Ghana, Africa, where a large percentage of the population does not have access to safe drinking water, and hence suffers from frequent occurrences of water-borne diseases. The system will be comprised of several wireless sensor nodes (to collect water parameters such as dissolved oxygen, oxidation-reduction potential, pH, conductivity, and temperature), a base station, and a remote monitoring center. I am experimenting with different low cost devices and, among others, I am considering to use a Raspberry Pi. Adding the Pi Camera would allow to get real time access to the monitoring site thus adding an additional level of security to the system, and potentially prevent acts of vandalism. 

I've started working with a group of visually impaired people who would like to be able to enjoy target practice. The camera would be mounted on a scope and broadcast via WiFi to a tablet for focus and adjustment.

It would be detachable so it can be used to communicate via the Internet by using a braille keyboard and text to voice. A visually impaired type of Skype.

These are people who have been legally blind for 20+ years but all had perfect sight at one time. They are so excited and fun to work with.

A TV/Display Calibrator

I would like to see a project where we could use the camera and Pi to do calibration of TV's and Monitors. Typically it takes a fairly expense photometer and software (I like the open source HCFR software).

Using this camera and the fact that the Pi has an HDMI port would make this doable. Here is an overview:

1) Store the various screen patterns (10 step grey scale and primary/secondary colors) as jpg's on the Pi. These calibrated patterns are available from a variety of sources.

2) Initial scan. Place the camera as close to the screen as possible.

     Have the Pi display each pattern and then take a reading using the Sony camera. All done automatically.

3) Show the results and also what the target readings should be. Likely there will need to be some tuning done. If so...

4) Perform tuning/calibration

     Pi outputs each pattern, step by step with user control, and reads the screen/display. It shows the R G B values it is reading, updating every second or so. Using controls for your monitor/TV, adjust settings while watching the updates and try to get close to the target.

     When each step is done, advance to the next. Each of the 10 Grey Scales and each of the 5 Primary/Seconday colors

5) Perform a post-calibrate scan and show the new results

The Pi could be controlled over ssh or possible over Wifi. Another challenge is the accuracy of the Sony camera. I would be willing to run a comparison against a know calibration device (I have an Xrite i1D3) and supply a correction matrix. Granted, this should/could be done for each Sony camera, but I would think a correction matrix for one would be close enough for all the cameras.

I live near a creek with more activity at night rather than the day (except for the humans of course). If I had the NOIR, I could capture the animal life at night and see the other side of the non sleeping world at that time. I would use a microphone to sense the animal and snap pictures in the IR range of the heat signature of these nocturnal creatures. If you like this can happen. Thanks.

I'm working on a multimedia project for Burning Man with a RPi 3 and an RPi 2. The lights and sound coming through can be manipulated by people from the  7" touch screen, while onscreen instructions will guide people though a set of ridiculous but fun instructions on how to get the installation to play music and flash light.

By using the NoIR camera I will position it to capture video of people completing the instructions at night time, each making their own dance video and I hope to record the elated joy of people enjoying interactive art on the playa in Black Rock Desert Nevada.

I would like to have the NOIR camera.

I could use it in my spectral microscope to view materials in the IR range.

The full capabilities of the silicon sensor should support imaging from UV, about 400 nm to about 1.2 microns in the IR.

Who knows what I might find.

DAB

As a project idea, I'd like to use the new NoIR camera to take pictures through a telescope. If I had a decent computer controlled mount, I'd incorporate the control of it and also focusing, so I can aim, focus and take pictures of the various planets and our Moon while sitting in comfort. I currently have the V1.3 version of the camera, but until this weekend I didn't have a long enough ribbon cable to use it. Now I have a 30cm cable, but the nights have been cloudy! Just need to sort it out with my 7" touchscreen equipped Pi 2 now.